For nearly thirty years, the flickering orange-on-black screens of the Bloomberg terminal have been omnipresent on trading floors and executive suite desks, maintaining a vital lifeline of data and communication. But now cost-effective competitors like Alpha Terminal have trimmed the data terminal fat, focusing instead on what investors and traders value the most.

As central banks move away from ultra-loose monetary policy, and the global economic expansion matures, bond fund managers will need to ensure their portfolios draw on a truly diverse range of sources of return and carefully consider portfolio risk if they are to generate yield in the current market environment.

Aviva adds £1.45bn to with-profits bonuses

Aviva has added £1.45bn in bonuses to its with-profits policies after its main With-Profit fund grew 12% over 2010.

Final bonus rates for bond investors have increased on average by 6% while market value reductions (MVRs) have fallen by an average of 4% over the past year.

Final bonus rates for unitised life and pension policies have also been increased by an average of 6%, and regular bonuses for new business bonds remains at 2.75%. For new pensions, the regular bonus rate has been held at 3.25%.